Combination kitchen-table.



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Patented July- 31, 1917,

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NICKOLAUS RENNER, OF DEFIANCE, OHIO.

COMBINATION' KITCHEN-TABLE.

Application led December 20, 1916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, NIcKoLAUs RENNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Defiance, in the county of Defiance, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combination Kitchen-Table; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to an improved article of furniture which'is constructed to include a provision chamber and which is so designed that it can be used either as a refrigeratororas awarming closet, depending upon the seasonr of the year and the desires of the user.

Further objects of theV inventionare to provide an .article of furniture of this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which admits of the eective size of the door opening being temporarily enlarged when placing a large dish or article in the provision chamber or removing it therefrom, which will occupy a comparatively small amount of floor space and can be used asa table or the like, and which can be readily connected to any form of heating systemwhen it is desired to use the provision chamber as a warming closet.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features there-of being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following de scription and accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front elevation of a provision cabinet and kitchen table constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the device, the doors being shown in an open position,

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 191'?.V

Serial No. 138,002.

and the dividing rail moved to one side of the center ofthe door opening.v

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on a line 4 4 of Fig. l. 1

Fig. 5 is an enlargedvdetail view similar to Fig. 2, portions being broken away.

` Corresponding and likeparts are referred to in the following description` and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referringto the drawings, the reference character A designates a provision chamber which is substantially rectangular in shape and is supported in a slightly elevated position upon the `legs 1. The walls of the provision chamber are preferably made double toprovide an insulating air space 2 which extends around the Achamber to make the transmission of heat through the walls very slow. The top 3 of the provision chamber may project slightly beyond the side walls thereof, and the entire device is preferably made of such-a height that thistop 8v can be conveniently used as a table.V v

The front of the provision chamber is designed `to be closed-by a pair of doors 4 which are hingedto opposite sides ofthe door opening and mounted to swingv outwardly, a vertically disposedY dividing rail 5 being arranged between the doors for engagement with the swinging edges thereof when the doors are closed. This dividing rail 5 is removable, and is also mounted in such a manner that it can be bodily moved toward either side ofthe door opening'for the purpose of enabling a large dish or article to be placed in the provision chamber or removed therefrom. For this purpose the ends kof the dividingrrail are formed with tongues 6 which are slidably engaged by upper and lower channeled guide strips 7. With this construction it will be obvious that when, both of the doors 4 are opened,

the dividing rail 5 can be moved toward which is adapted to be swung outwardly for the purpose of opening the guide chan nel and admitting of the dividing rail being removed Vfrom position. rlhis outer section 7 a of' the upper channeled guide strip 7 is preferably hinged at 8, and suitable latch members 9 may be provided for normally holding this member 7a in operative position. The doors 4: are provided at their swinging edges with conventional latches 10 for engagement with the dividing rail 5 to lock the doors in a closed position, and the dividing rail may be provided at its ends with bolts for engagement with the keepers 12 on the channeled guide strips 7 to loclr the dividing rail in normal position at the middle of the door opening.

The back and side walls of the provision chamber are provided upon the interior thereof with a series of cleats 13 which serve to support the shelves. Each of the shelves is shown as formed in two complemental sections 14 and 15, the outer ends of the shelf sections resting upon the cleats 13 of the end walls, while the inner edges of the shelf sect-ions overlap and rest upon the cleats 16 upon the dividing rail 5. The lower shelf section 14 is provided with an arm 14a which extends rearwardly and engages one of the cleats 13 at the back of the provision chamber. This construction provides a vertical space for the circulation of air between the edges of the shelves and the back of the provision chamber, and the sectional construction of the shelves admits of the shelves being readily removed from position and easily handled While being cleaned. |lhe cleats 16 on the dividing rail 5 may project laterally beyond the sides of the rail, thereby enabling the rail to have a considerable latitude of movement without danger of being moved so far as to cause any of the shelf sections to be dropped.

A pair of elbow pipe connections 17 are provided at some suitable point in the provision chamber, preferably at the back thereof, and either one or both of the pipe sections can be closed by a cap when not in use. In warm weather, when it is desired to cool the provision chamber and utilize it as a refrigerator, an ice box 18 is placed upon one of the shelves and filled with ice, said ice box being provided with a drainage pipe 19 which can be connected by a conventional sleeve joint 20 to one of the elbow pipes 17, thereby enabling the water to be drained from the ice box as fast as the ice melts. In cold weather, when it is desired to utilize the provision chamber as a warming closet, a heating tray 21 is substituted for the ice box 13. lThis heating tray is provided with a. pipe coil 22, the ends of which are designed to be connected by coupling pipes 23 to the elbow pipe connections 17. These pipe connections 17 would be connected to some conventional heating system, and by permitting steam or hot water to circulate through the pipe coil 22 the in terior of the provision chamber can be heated in the desired manner. it will be understood that the ice box 18 and heating tray .21 are interchangeablej and that either one of them may be employed, as desired. lt may also be mentioned that a china closet or kitchen cabinet can be built on top of the provision chamber, if desired, thereby enabling the floor space to be utilized to the best possible advantage in places where space is valuable.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A provision chamber provided with a door opening, a dividing rail extending across the door opening and mounted to be bodily movable toward either side of the door opening, and doors on opposite sides of the dividing rail for closing the door opening.

2. A provision chamber provided with a door opening, a removable dividing rail extending across the door opening and mount-Y ed to be slidable toward either side of the door opening, and doors on opposite sides of the dividing rail for closing the door opening.

3. A provision chamber provided with a door opening, guide strips applied to opposite sides of the door opening, a dividing rail extending across the door opening and slidably mounted upon the guide strips so as to be bodily movable toward either end of the door opening, and doors on opposite sides of the dividing rail for closing the door opening. i

t. A provision chamber provided with a door opening, channel guide strips applied to opposite sides of the door opening, a dividing rail extending across the door opening and slidably mounted upon the channel guide strips so as to be movable toward either end of the door opening, one of the channel guide strips being formed with a hinged section adapted to be swung outwardly to release the dividing rail, and doors on opposite sides of the dividing rail for closing the door opening.

5. A provision chamber provided with a door opening, shelf supporting cleats applied to the sides of the provision chamber, a dividing rail extending across the door opening and bodily slidable toward either end of the door opening, shelf supportinof cleats upon the dividing rail, sectional shelves mounted upon the shelf supporting cleats of the provision chamber and dividing rail, and doors on opposite sides of the dividing rail for closing the door opening.

6. A provision chamber, an interchangeable ice box and heating coil for use in the provision chamber, and detachable Coupling pipes for use in connection with either the ice boX or heating coil.

7. A provision chamber provided With pipe connections extending through the Walls thereof, an interchangeable ice box and heating coil7 and coupling pipes for connecting either the ice boX or heating coil 10 to the pipe connections.

In testimony whereof I have signed. my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

NICKOLAUS RENNER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. KILLEY, s ADAM HALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

